[snake_plissken]

When CEOs or college presidents or others go before Congress like this, is it because they were invited or is it because they are subpoenaed? If it's the former, it really feels like talking to Congress is like talking to the police ( without a lawyer); there is no upside and it's all downside. Member of Congress ask these loaded questions where even if the person wants to answer, they can't because the Congress person doesn't let them finish. Or the Congress person follows up with basically the same question but worded slightly differently and when the person inevitably answers slightly differently or tries to give a nuanced answer, it blows up in their face and the Congress person has these crazy out of context sound-bites to take home.

[freejazz]

They get subpoenaed if they don't agree

[2OEH8eoCRo0]

During the hearing they alluded that some needed to be subpoenaed.

[cush]

The ones that didn’t come voluntarily were subpoenaed